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Covering Local News, Weather and Sports in Wilmington, NCFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:27:56 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.199503049What’s next for North Carolina under Roy Cooper’s leadership?http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/12/05/whats-next-for-north-carolina-under-roy-coopers-leadership/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/12/05/whats-next-for-north-carolina-under-roy-coopers-leadership/#commentsTue, 06 Dec 2016 03:30:57 +0000http://www.wwaytv3.com/?p=401807North Carolina will soon have a new governor now that Pat McCrory conceded the Governor's race, but it could be a challenging first 100 days for Democrat Roy Cooper.]]>

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina will soon have a new governor now that Pat McCrory conceded the Governor’s race, but it could be a challenging first 100 days for Democrat Roy Cooper.

“I think the election was fascinating,” Radio host and political expert Chad Adams said.

Adams said North Carolina dealt with several controversial factors in this election.

“We don’t have a photo ID,” Adams said. “We can’t have a photo ID.”

He said there were issues even down to the very end of it.

“We still had some controversy mainly because Durham County turned their votes in at the 11th hour,” Adams said.

Those issues led to a month of protests, voter fraud accusations, but in the end, Governor Pat McCrory finally conceded acknowledging Democrat Roy Cooper’s win.

“I personally believe that the majority of our citizens have spoken and we now should do everything we can to support the 75th governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper,” McCrory said.

Democrats won the executive office and the supreme court, but Republicans have firm control over the General Assembly.

“So it’s going to be very difficult for Cooper to accomplish virtually anything unless he agrees with them, because there are veto proof majorities in both houses,” Adams said.

What do they agree on?

“Cooper ran on a platform of teacher pay,” Adams said. “This is something that Republicans have made great progress on so I think we’ll see teacher pay.”

An issue that may be a little more challenging is HB2.

“Certainly he would like to push HB2, but I doubt he’ll push it too hard, because he’s got to overcome the legislative majority which isn’t going to happen,” Adams said.

Regardless, North Carolina will soon have a new governor and Adams said McCrory handled that graciously.

“Also, if you notice as this happened, there were no riots, no burning of things in the streets,” Adams said. “Everything was kind of calm and smooth moving forward.”

Adams said the first thing to look for is what happens in this special legislative session coming up. That will be on Dec. 13.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/12/05/whats-next-for-north-carolina-under-roy-coopers-leadership/feed/2401807NAACP: Gov. McCrory must end games with NC election outcomehttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/11/23/naacp-gov-mccrory-must-end-games-with-nc-election-outcome/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/11/23/naacp-gov-mccrory-must-end-games-with-nc-election-outcome/#commentsWed, 23 Nov 2016 16:45:08 +0000http://www.wwaytv3.com/?p=398240North Carolina's NAACP says Gov. Pat McCrory and his Republican allies are playing games with the election results.]]>

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s NAACP says Gov. Pat McCrory and his Republican allies are playing games with the election results.

North Carolina NAACP president William Barber said Wednesday that Republicans are trying to delay results simply because they’re not satisfied. Democrat Roy Cooper holds a slim lead over McCrory in the still-undecided governor’s race.

But Barber has a message for the GOP: “The election is over and it’s time for the games to stop.”

McCrory has started the process of asking for a recount, a conservative leaning group filed a lawsuit over votes by same-day registrants and there have been formal election protests around the state.

Bob Hall, who leads the nonprofit Democracy North Carolina, says some voters are being unfairly maligned in local elections complaints with false accusations that they’re felons.

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]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/11/23/naacp-gov-mccrory-must-end-games-with-nc-election-outcome/feed/21398240Recount of 90K ballots sought in tight NC governor’s racehttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/11/13/recount-of-90k-ballots-sought-in-tight-nc-governors-race/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/11/13/recount-of-90k-ballots-sought-in-tight-nc-governors-race/#respondMon, 14 Nov 2016 02:25:47 +0000http://www.wwaytv3.com/?p=395321A formal complaint that could affect North Carolina's tight governor's race demands 90,000 Durham County ballots be recounted by hand in because tabulations were manually entered into the state election system by local officials on election night with "bleary eyes and tired hands."]]>

DURHAM, NC (AP) — A formal complaint that could affect North Carolina’s tight governor’s race demands 90,000 Durham County ballots be recounted by hand in because tabulations were manually entered into the state election system by local officials on election night with “bleary eyes and tired hands.”

A copy of the protest by attorney Thomas Stark was released Saturday by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory’s campaign. The document shows it was filed Friday with the Durham elections board.

Stark says an error in machines that scan ballots caused memory cards to fail, prompting manual tabulation of results into the state system.

The original statewide count shows Democrat Roy Cooper ahead of McCrory by 5,000 votes. But tens of thousands of provisional ballots still must be examined. Counties must submit their final results by Nov. 18.

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]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/11/13/recount-of-90k-ballots-sought-in-tight-nc-governors-race/feed/0395321Gov. Pat McCrory to stop in Brunswick County for July 4http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/07/03/gov-pat-mccrory-to-stop-in-brunswick-county-for-july-4/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/07/03/gov-pat-mccrory-to-stop-in-brunswick-county-for-july-4/#commentsSun, 03 Jul 2016 23:51:30 +0000http://www.wwaytv3.com/?p=350510 Governor Pat McCrory will be stopping in Brunswick County on Independence Day. ]]>

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Governor Pat McCrory will be stopping in Brunswick County on Independence Day.

According to a press release, the governor will be at the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport’s expansion ribbon cutting at 9:30 a.m. Monday.

Then, the schedule says he will head on over to Southport at 11:00 a.m. for the North Carolina 4th of July Festival Parade.

]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/07/03/gov-pat-mccrory-to-stop-in-brunswick-county-for-july-4/feed/1350510Dates set for TV debates for big North Carolina raceshttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/11/30/dates-set-for-tv-debates-for-big-north-carolina-races/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/11/30/dates-set-for-tv-debates-for-big-north-carolina-races/#respondMon, 30 Nov 2015 21:21:19 +0000http:wway.wcbi.com/?p=266153Some televised debates are planned for North Carolina races for governor and US Senate next year.]]>

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Some televised debates are planned for North Carolina races for governor and US Senate next year.

The League of Women Voters and Time Warner Cable News North Carolina said Monday a debate they’re organizing for Democratic Senate candidates will be held Feb. 29, followed by a debate for Democratic candidates for governor March 1. Both will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at High Point University.

The groups also said general election debates are Oct. 24 for US Senate and Oct. 25 for governor, although locations haven’t yet been determined.

At least three Democrats already have announced their candidacies for Senate, and two Democrats for governor. Some have already committed to those debates.

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]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/11/30/dates-set-for-tv-debates-for-big-north-carolina-races/feed/0266153Spaulding repeats call for Democratic debates for governorhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/10/26/spaulding-repeats-call-for-democratic-debates-for-governor/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/10/26/spaulding-repeats-call-for-democratic-debates-for-governor/#respondMon, 26 Oct 2015 22:47:37 +0000http:wway.wcbi.com/?p=242202A Democrat candidate for North Carolina governor says debates would help people make informed decisions on their choice for a party nominee.]]>

DURHAM, NC (AP) — A Democrat candidate for North Carolina governor says debates would help people make informed decisions on their choice for a party nominee.

Ken Spaulding of Durham repeated his call Monday for fellow gubernatorial candidate Roy Cooper to debate him before the March 15 primary. Spaulding said earlier this month he wanted Cooper to commit to four to six debates. He said Monday he hadn’t heard from Cooper.

Time Warner Cable News said later Monday it had sent letters last week to candidates for governor about its intention to host debates with the League of Women Voters.

A Cooper campaign spokesman said earlier this month there would be plenty of opportunities for Democratic voters to meet and hear the candidates.

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ROCKY MOUNT, NC (AP) – Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper has kicked off his bid to become North Carolina governor and unseat Republican incumbent Pat McCrory.

Cooper formally announced his bid Monday evening to a crowd of party luminaries, interest group leaders and friends and family in Nash County, where he grew up and began his law practice.

Cooper has been talking about planning for a bid for governor since 2013 and has been critical of policies pushed by the Republican-led General Assembly and McCrory.

Cooper told supporters that people in charge in Raleigh are leading North Carolina down the wrong path. He says that North Carolina can lead the South again.

Ken Spaulding of Durham already has announced he’s seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Their primary would be March 15.
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]]>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/10/12/nc-attorney-general-officially-announces-bid-for-governor/feed/0229053Attorney General talks about running for governorhttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/06/12/attorney-general-talks-about-running-for-governor/
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2015/06/12/attorney-general-talks-about-running-for-governor/#commentsFri, 12 Jun 2015 21:45:29 +0000http:wway.wcbi.com/?p=136609"I'm deeply concerned about cuts to public education," Cooper said. "Our teacher salaries need to be higher. I am worried about wage stagnation. We've got to invest in public education, our community colleges, and our universities. I am concerned about the film tax credits and the fact that they have been cut."]]>

“Well I am deeply concerned about the direction North Carolina is taking,” Cooper said. “I am making plans to do that. It’s too early to make an official announcement. That will come sometime down the road.”

Some of the issues he wants to see fixed are education and film incentives.

“I’m deeply concerned about cuts to public education,” Cooper said. “Our teacher salaries need to be higher. I am worried about wage stagnation. We’ve got to invest in public education, our community colleges, and our universities. I am concerned about the film tax credits and the fact that they have been cut.”

Cooper says the government needs to take a look at where they are headed as a state and start prioritizing. He says it won’t be too long before he could make that announcement.

Friday evening, the North Carolina Republican Party issued a statement in response to this story.

“Unfortunately for North Carolina, our attorney general has a bad habit of picking and choosing which laws he wants to defend and abdicating his responsibilities as our chief law enforcement officer,” NCGOP spokesman Ricky Diaz said. “That’s not a leader.”

Hamilton is speaking out against Governor Pat McCrory’s decision to sign this abortion bill.

“We have no business participating in that conversation,” Hamilton said. “This should be between a woman and her doctor.”

The bill extends the waiting period for an abortion from 24 to 72 hours.

“To script a doctor and to tell a doctor what he or she can and cannot say to a patient is a very dangerous proposition,” Hamilton said.

By signing that bill Hamilton says McCrory broke a promise.

“He made a promise to the electorate during his campaign that he would do nothing further to restrict access to women’s health in the state of North Carolina, that he would veto anything that came through,” Hamilton said,

McCrory says the bill does not restrict access.

“I think previously in that bill, on two or three different occasions, there were things added to the bill that I thought did restrict further access, in fact, could have been legally challenged,” McCrory said. “I worked hard to remove those parts of those bills.”

We reached out to several state Republicans representing our area. We only got one response. Senator Bill Rabon says he also voted against this bill.

“I routinely don’t believe the legislature has a lot of place to tell folks of any specific gender how they should handle their lives and try to assist them in making decisions that are gut wrenching,” Rabon said.

While McCrory says this new bill does not restrict access, Hamilton says she thinks it will be challenged in the Supreme Court.